Assessing Chronic Pain Conditions in Patients (Pts) With and Without (w&wo) Interstitial Cystitis

Assessing Chronic Pain Conditions in Patients With and Without Interstitial Cystitis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01138800

Enrollment

666

Registered

2010-06-07

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2012-03-31

Last updated

2024-02-05

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Conditions

Interstitial Cystitis

Brief summary

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic disorder with significant symptoms of urinary urgency, frequency and pelvic pain. IC is more prevalent in women than men. Similar to other chronic pain syndromes such such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and fibromyalgia, the cause of IC is not fully understood. Two subtypes of IC have been identified: classic IC (ulcerative IC) where visible ulcers exist in the bladder and non ulcerative IC, where bladder abnormalities are not apparent but significant bladder-related symptoms exist. We hypothesize that ulcerative IC is a disease of the bladder whereas non ulcerative IC is a more generalized and centrally-mediated chronic pain syndrome similar to IBS and fibromyalgia. To test this hypothesis, we will compare the presence of pain conditions/symptoms in ulcerative vs. non ulcerative IC women vs. community dwelling women (controls) without an IC diagnosis.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Women over 18 years of age with IC identified by investigator (cases); * Women over 18 years of age with IC (controls)

Exclusion criteria

* Male gender; * subjects less than 18 years of age

Countries

United States

Outcome results